Kevin Smith – perhaps the most painfully overrated director in the history of indie geek cinema – is apparently gleefully battling over the MPAA over a potential NC-17 rating for his upcoming guffaw-fest “Zack and Miri Make a Porno” starring Seth Rogen And Elizabeth Banks (clearly aping Apatow obvs).
“They are really fucking around with us. Those dicks! A guy fucking a donkey, they ain’t got no problem with. But a man and a woman having sex they seem to have real issues with, for some weird reason. It’s insane. It’s completely insane,” Seth Rogen told MTV.
We hate to throw old co-pals under the bus, but this graph from a separate MTV article about Smith makes our skin crawl.
“Kevin Smith is the David Mamet of comedy. Both are modern-day wordsmiths who compose poetic language that elevates the voice of the common man, spoken in a stylized manner that demands devotion, balancing every philosophical comment with an F-bomb for good measure.”
Yikes, we couldn’t disagree more. Back to ‘Porno.’ Whatever, guys, that teaser trailer sucked. Concentrate on your jokes and get back to us later. [MTV]
One of our most eagerly anticipated films from Sundance 2008, “Ballast” – a film we unfortunately missed at the recent Sundance @ BAM Brooklyn screenings – has backed out of its deal with IFC Films and instead made a deal with Strand and Required Viewing. Both parties called the parting amicable. The indie drama set in the Mississippi delta, about a suicide that affects multiple people’s lives won at ton of acclaim (plus a directing award for filmmaker Lance Hammer) at Sundance ’08 in Utah and just sounds kind of great. [Variety]
“Sir Ben is a gentleman first and foremost. He definitely deserves that title, Sir. He’s just a humble, professional individual. I don’t remember having to break the ice, that’s how comfortable I was around him. Sometimes when you do scenes with people, after the director calls cut, nobody really says nothing — that uncomfortable silence. But in between our cuts, everybody was just talking, you know? Kicking it.” – Method Man says working with Sir Ben Kingsley on the set of “The Wackness,” was chill, just like hanging out with other Wu bangers. [Entertainment Weekly]
Is ‘Spider-Man 4’ coming in May of 2011? And maybe with the principal actors and directors if the script is good? [L.A. Times]
Extended Play has two great stories on the music of The Jonas Brothers’ upcoming film and the “Scott Pilgrim” film starring Michael Cera. We reserve the right to write a full-blown piece on the later when we finally get some sleep. We wanted to give EP some shine though [Extended Play]
Will Christian Bale play alongside Russell Crowe and Sienna Miller in Ridley Scott’s new romantic, love-triangle twist on the Robin Hood story (as the good-natured thieving archer)? Seems like the director is keen on casting him if he can. Crowe plays the Sheriff of Nottingham and Miller will portray Maid Marion. [/Film]
“I’m a teleporter. … I’m here, I’m there, I’m everywhere. Boom, boom, boom! My character’s a black Texan. He’s not a cowboy, but his gear suggests that he is. He’s just a badass who’ll whoop your ass.” – Black Eyed Pea Will.I.Am. reveals the thrilling details about his role in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine.” [MTV]